The Director of IT4Innovations National Supercomputing Center announces a selection procedure for the position of
Postdoc
We will accept incoming Ph.D. holders who have obtained their Ph.D. abroad,
of non-Czech nationality, who are not residents of the Czech Republic or have
not spent more than 12 months in the Czech Republic in the last 36 months,
or
Ph.D. holders of Czech nationality who have long-term experience abroad.
Long-term foreign experience can be considered to be at least 12 continuous
months out of the last 36 months, either in the form of doctoral studies abroad
or in the form of employment at a foreign scientific institution, or in
combination.
Candidate must be no more than
5 years post PhD (career breaks, e.g.
maternity/parental leave; long-term illness, are not counted).
This is a two-round selection process in
which successful candidates from the faculty/institute selection process
advance to the next round at the university-wide level.
Required expertise:
Expertise in development
and optimisation of parallel applications and tools for HPC, experience in
power and energy monitoring of HPC systems and data analytics.
Type of Position
Research Fellowship
The position is suitable for both women and men.
Department
Infrastructure Research Lab (IT4Innovations)
Workplace Description
IT4Innovations National Supercomputing Centre, part
of VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, is a leading research, development,
and innovation centre in the fields of high-performance computing,
high-performance data analytics, quantum computing, artificial intelligence,
and their applications in other scientific, industrial, and societal fields. It
currently operates three supercomputers – Karolina, Barbora and Barbora NG – as
well as the first Czech quantum computer, VLQ. IT4Innovations is actively involved in the
European AI Factories network – it is a member of the LUMI AI Factory and
coordinates the Czech AI Factory. IT4Innovations
employs more than 250 people in research, IT and administrative roles. For more
information, visit www.it4i.cz.
Job Description
- conducting research and publishing under the guidance of an assigned
mentor,
- participating in the preparation and implementation of national or
international projects,
- continuously improving his/her qualification,
- contributing to the cooperation with partner institutions.
Type of Employment
Fixed-term contract with the possibility of extension
Full-Time Equivalent
Full-time (1.0)
Expected Start Date
1. 1. 2027 or as agreed
We Require
- doctoral degree in computer science or related disciplines,
- a maximum of 5 years after defending the PhD (not including career
breaks e.g. maternity/parental leave; long-term illness),
- excellent publication track record,
- active participation in national or international projects,
- knowledge of high-performance computing infrastructure monitoring and
energy efficient computing,
- experience in parallel computing, data analytics, and HPC tools
development, documented by at least 5 publications,
- sound knowledge of how to develop innovative data analytics methods for
HPC monitoring data,
- active knowledge of the English language.
We Offer
- work in a promising organisation,
- salary evaluation according to project conditions and the candidate's
experience,
- modern laboratory,
- opportunity to participate in an excellent research team,
- possibility of further education,
- 6 weeks of holidays,
- flexible working hours,
- university kindergarten,
- company catering in the canteen,
- MultiSport card,
- other employee benefits according to the employer's offer.
Documents to be Submitted
- CV,
- motivation letter,
- research proposal,
- number of publications in impacted
journals according to WoS and Scopus,
- number of publications on which
he/she appears as corresponding author or as 2nd or 3rd co-author,
- at least 1 letter of recommendation
from a foreign institution,
- copies of proof of education.
Deadline for Applications
15. 11. 2026